The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.9° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
N
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
45
43
42
42
27
27
27
27
46
49
42
51
28
27
27
27
27
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:20AM1.59m
11:09PM1.26m
12:22PM1.56m
00:04AM1.09m
1:41PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.52m
5:28AM0.25m
6:55PM0.61m
6:23AM0.31m
8:37PM0.63m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
18
18
17
16
16
22
26
25
22
20
19
19
20
22
23
21
21
22
Feels °C
18
17
16
16
14
13
14
20
22
21
19
17
16
16
18
20
21
20
20
20
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